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(11) EP 1 579 084 A2

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(43) Date of publication:
28.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/39

(21) Application number: 03754435.0

(22) Date of filing: 04.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7E04B 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/027535
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/022866 (18.03.2004 Gazette 2004/12)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 04.09.2002 US 408183 P

(71) Applicant: HERMAN MILLER, INC.
Michigan 49464-0302 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • KENNEDY, Sheila
    Boston, MA 02113 (US)
  • YEN, Bill, Chen-Hsun
    Bellevue, WA 98006 (US)
  • HO, Joseph, Chi-Chen
    Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (US)
  • CHOE, Senan
    Boston, MA 02115 (US)
  • HILLIS, Daniel, W.
    Encino, CA 91316 (US)
  • HOWE, Russel
    Montrose, CA 91020 (US)
  • BECKMANN, Waltraud
    Holland, MI 49423 (US)

(74) Representative: Winckels, Johannes Hubertus F. et al
Vereenigde, Johan de Wittlaan 7
2517 JR Den Haag
2517 JR Den Haag (NL)

   


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